Store Stories

City Studies

Store Stories

Grand Army Plaza

Urban Investigations

Grand Army Plaza

¡El poder de prepararse!

Public Access Design

¡El poder de prepararse!

Pass It On!

Making Policy Public

Pass It On!

Immigrants & NY

Making Policy Public

Immigrants & NY

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Print Your School, Your Choice!

Choosing a public high school in New York City is an overwhelming process! It’s hard for any new student to make a decision about which of the more than 600 schools is the right one for them. But for recently arrived immigrant students and their families, there are even more barriers to enrolling in school. Resources to help with this process are hard to find and rarely available in languages other than English. Many students don’t know they have the right to ask for help in their language, and that there are schools and programs that specialize in supporting immigrant students. They might end up in a school that offers little help to someone struggling with a new language and culture, putting them at risk of dropping out of high school.

To help immigrant students and their families in NYC find the right school, CUP worked with Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project and designer Njoki Gitahi to create Your School, Your Choice!, a multilingual, step-by-by guide explaining the enrollment process. This guide helps students and their families understand their rights, their different school options, and how to enroll in the high school of their choice. The colorful foldout poster is in English, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic—helping students from all over the world adapt to life in their new country.

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

Is Your Home Making You Sick?

Making Policy Public

Is Your Home Making You Sick?

Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

Snack Attack

City Studies

Snack Attack

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Rumbo A Su Tarjeta Verde

Public Access Design

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC

Making Policy Public

Your Guide to Welfare in NYC